UPDATE: Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty to eight counts
Source: Washington Post
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Manhattan courthouse to eight violations of banking, tax and campaign finance laws in a federal investigation that scrutinized his business dealings and his efforts to silence women with negative stories about Trump.
In an appearance in a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday afternoon, Cohen pleaded to five counts of tax evasion, one count of making a false statement to a bank and two campaign finance violations: making an unlawful corporate campaign contribution and making an excessive campaign contribution.
"Yes, sir," Cohen answered when the judge asked if he pleaded guilty.
Cohen -- long the self-professed "fixer" for Trump -- agreed to the deal after prosecutors claimed he risked more than a dozen years in prison, according to a person familiar with the matter. His guilty plea follow a months-long grand-jury investigation into Cohen's activities, including his taxi business, as well as a hush-money payment that Cohen arranged to an adult-film actress, Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had a tryst with Trump years ago.
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Original article -
BREAKING: Cohen pleaded guilty to five counts of tax evasion, one count of making a false statement to a bank and two campaign finance violations, according to court papers.
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has surrendered to the FBI in New York as he prepares to plead guilty Tuesday afternoon in an investigation into his activities and business dealings, according to people familiar with the matter.
Cohen is expected to plead guilty to charges related to bank fraud, tax fraud and a campaign finance violation, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Cohen agreed to the deal after prosecutors claimed he risked more than a dozen years in prison, one person said.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Manhattan. Afterward, Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami, who has been overseeing the probe, is scheduled to make public remarks.
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